A Petition to the Members of the Board of Alders Finance Committee
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The undersigned residents and taxpayers of New Haven wish to register our opposition to Mayor DeStefanos proposed 2010-2011 budget. The $670,448,590 proposal is a large one and calls for a city-wide 911\% tax increase, regardless of taxpayers ability to carry this burden. This is unacceptable.
We agree with the Mayor that these times are not normal. We disagree emphatically, however, with the Mayors proposed responses to these events. The Mayors proposal does little to attack the real problem, which is rapidly escalating costs, well beyond the rate of inflation. We refuse to be deflected from this focus.
In normal times, those who want work can generally find it. In normal times, wages and salaries increase, real estate values rise, the stock market expands and we can support tax increases. But these are not normal times. In households throughout New Haven, families are re-learning how to do without. In New Havens businesses, and in our churches, colleges, and universities, responsible officials are finding ways to cut costs not to control their growth, but to cut them. We affirm that, in these decidedly not normal times, New Havens city government must do the same. As City Alders, you have the authority to demand changes in the proposed budget and not simply accept it with minor changes As those who voted you into office, we deserve your protection and support.
We urge you to request that every department head identify ways to cut their actual expenses not their proposals, but their current budgets by 10\% and to submit such reductions in a revised budget proposal. These are competent professionals who know how best to do this. They alone know how the dollar is spent and which activities provide the lease value.
As an outside group we cannot presume to dictate where those cuts must be. We are confident, however, that competent professionals in every department know best how to cut 10\% from their expenses with the least pain to New Havens quality of life and critical City services. Let them use furloughs, freeze hiring, wages and salaries, health care benefits, or simply turn the lights off earlier. Let them identify the ways to achieve the 10\% reduction. We expect that some services will be sacrificed, and we are reluctantly ready to deal with that. We are not ready for yet another tax increase.
We know that what we propose is difficult. But these are not normal times. We urge you to send the Mayors proposal back and demand accountability from each and every department throughout this city. We love this city. We want this city to remain a great place to live for all.
We agree with the Mayor that these times are not normal. We disagree emphatically, however, with the Mayors proposed responses to these events. The Mayors proposal does little to attack the real problem, which is rapidly escalating costs, well beyond the rate of inflation. We refuse to be deflected from this focus.
In normal times, those who want work can generally find it. In normal times, wages and salaries increase, real estate values rise, the stock market expands and we can support tax increases. But these are not normal times. In households throughout New Haven, families are re-learning how to do without. In New Havens businesses, and in our churches, colleges, and universities, responsible officials are finding ways to cut costs not to control their growth, but to cut them. We affirm that, in these decidedly not normal times, New Havens city government must do the same. As City Alders, you have the authority to demand changes in the proposed budget and not simply accept it with minor changes As those who voted you into office, we deserve your protection and support.
We urge you to request that every department head identify ways to cut their actual expenses not their proposals, but their current budgets by 10\% and to submit such reductions in a revised budget proposal. These are competent professionals who know how best to do this. They alone know how the dollar is spent and which activities provide the lease value.
As an outside group we cannot presume to dictate where those cuts must be. We are confident, however, that competent professionals in every department know best how to cut 10\% from their expenses with the least pain to New Havens quality of life and critical City services. Let them use furloughs, freeze hiring, wages and salaries, health care benefits, or simply turn the lights off earlier. Let them identify the ways to achieve the 10\% reduction. We expect that some services will be sacrificed, and we are reluctantly ready to deal with that. We are not ready for yet another tax increase.
We know that what we propose is difficult. But these are not normal times. We urge you to send the Mayors proposal back and demand accountability from each and every department throughout this city. We love this city. We want this city to remain a great place to live for all.
815 Signatures
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David Streever
- Address & Zip Code
- 99 Avon Street 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 10
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Brad A. Wolfson
- Comments
- U fully support this petition as a resident of the city of New Haven
- Address & Zip Code
- 65 Nash St New Haven
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Rebecca Turcio
- Comments
- We can not afford a property tax increase, Make the cuts across the board!
- Address & Zip Code
- 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 10
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Chris Edwards
- Comments
- В
- Address & Zip Code
- linden St 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- В
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Andrew H. Orefice
- Comments
- Working families have learned to get by with less- the city can, too.
- Address & Zip Code
- 138 Lawncrest Road, New Haven, CT 06515
- Ward # (If known)
- 27
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Aaron Snow
- Address & Zip Code
- 567 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
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John ffrench
- Address & Zip Code
- 488 Whitney Ave, 06511
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Ruzena Jata
- Address & Zip Code
- 06511
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Jeffrey Kerekes
- Comments
- Comments
- Address & Zip Code
- 43 Lyon Street
- Ward # (If known)
- 8
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Cory Collman
- Comments
- В
- Address & Zip Code
- 116 Court St 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- В
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David Eliscu
- Comments
- В
- Address & Zip Code
- 19 Court Street 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 8th
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Lisa Hopkins
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Jennifer Cook
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Tristan Robin Blakeman
- Comments
- В
- Address & Zip Code
- 293 Greene Street / Wooster Square
- Ward # (If known)
- 8
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Tara Kennedy
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Anna Marie Festa
- Comments
- Unable to pay tax increase. Unacceptable tax increase considering our economic situation.
- Address & Zip Code
- 117 Canner St new haven 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 10
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Robert Caplan
- Address & Zip Code
- 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 28
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Robert Caplan
- Address & Zip Code
- Ellsworth Ave. 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 28
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Arlene E. Henry
- Address & Zip Code
- 18 Edgewood Way New Haven, CT 06515
- Ward # (If known)
- Ward #28
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carole ferrara
- Comments
- ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WITH THESE TAXES
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Timothy Reilly
- Address & Zip Code
- 116 Court Street 06511
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Lisa Siedlarz
- Comments
- 10\% across the board
- Address & Zip Code
- 53 Pearl St 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 8
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Bill McGlone
- Comments
- TAX YALE
- Address & Zip Code
- 309 Dixwell Avenue, #104, New Haven,06511
- Ward # (If known)
- #22
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richard r tortora
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Paul Gacek
- Comments
- 10\% across the board!
- Address & Zip Code
- 83 Pearl St, New Haven, CT 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 9
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Chris Gray
- Address & Zip Code
- 311 Eastern St. E1505 06513
- Ward # (If known)
- 11
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Kaury
- Address & Zip Code
- 38 Clark St 1
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Michael P Wilson
- Address & Zip Code
- 57 Pearl Street, New Haven, CT 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 8
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Marybeth Bean
- Comments
- We have taken these types of cuts at work and in our family budgets. The city must do the same.
- Ward # (If known)
- 25
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jerry smart
- Address & Zip Code
- 21 lyon st 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 8
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Chris Randall
- Address & Zip Code
- 1 Lyon Street
- Ward # (If known)
- 8
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annie joseph
- Address & Zip Code
- 97 division st
- Ward # (If known)
- 19
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Daniel Butler
- Comments
- Please take this petition seriously. Our well being depends on it.
- Address & Zip Code
- Atwater St. Fair Haven
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lawrence m. shanbrom
- Comments
- As a businessman in an industry that has been devastated by the economy, I have been forced to make extraordinarily difficult decisions to stay in business, cutting salaries, reducing personnel,and eliminating non-essential expenditures. To impose additional taxes is absolutely unconscionable. The City must do what those of us in business have done and make requisite budget cuts that are consistent with these difficult times.
- Address & Zip Code
- 711 prospect st. 06511
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Domenic Grignano
- Comments
- Start by eliminating your card program for illegal immigrants.
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Mark Gravino
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thomas doyle
- Address & Zip Code
- 06513
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Andy Brancuccio
- Address & Zip Code
- 17 Lyon St. 06511
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amalia landolfi
- Comments
- mayor is out of touch with his taxpayers; I don't think he reads the newspaper or is keeping up with current events involving people losing their jobs, their homes and their confidence in government. Mayor DeStefano needs to realize his taxpayers are these people too!!!
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Tyson Zahner
- Address & Zip Code
- 06511
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Delight Worthyn
- Address & Zip Code
- 30 Avon Street #10
- Ward # (If known)
- 9
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Anika Singh Lemar
- Address & Zip Code
- 6 Eld Street 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 9
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Kathleen DeTello Culpepper
- Address & Zip Code
- 06511
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Steve Culpepper
- Address & Zip Code
- 06511
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Ronel Namde
- Ward # (If known)
- 21
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Louis Turcio
- Comments
- Make 10\% cuts in every department
- Address & Zip Code
- Rock St 06511
- Ward # (If known)
- 10
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Stephen Beck
- Comments
- I will move with my feet.
- Address & Zip Code
- 100 York St, Apt 16N
- Ward # (If known)
- 7
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S McGregor
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Harry I David
- Comments
- This crisis has been brewing for quite some time.
- Ward # (If known)
- 8
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Catherine Sansone
- Comments
- We need practical budget cuts.
- Address & Zip Code
- 120 Wooster St unit J
- Ward # (If known)
- 8
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